Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Chu Chu is a Good One

Everyone was watching the excitement at the breeding farm, and seeing Song Youfu and the others burying their heads in work, some villagers started to gossip.

“Have you heard? Luo Qiuju got married again.”

Song Lao Da, who was shoveling dirt, paused for a moment, then continued working without looking up or asking.

Song Chu wasn’t surprised by this gossip at all. It seemed like the Luo family, who would squeeze every last drop of value from their daughter, would never support Luo Qiuju.

She didn’t ask, but others couldn’t resist.

“Married again so soon? That was fast.”

“Who did she marry? Someone from Xiaoba Village?”

“No, how could anyone from Xiaoba Village marry Luo Qiuju? They’d be sucked dry by the Old Luo family. Everyone knows what they’re like.”

“She married into Shanghe Village. I heard from a relative in Xiaoba Village that the man is not only forty years old but also has several children. However, he paid a bride price of one hundred and fifty yuan.”

“Shanghe Village is so far away.”

“Who in the nearby villages doesn’t know what happened before? Who would want to marry such a homewrecker?”

“Luo Qiuju agreed to it?”

Was that woman out of her mind? The Song family wasn’t bad off. Song Lao Da was hardworking and capable, and most importantly, he treated her well.

She left the Song family for her own family, and now she’s willing to marry a forty-year-old man?

“What could she do even if she didn’t want to? It’s not like she has the final say in her family.”

“Anyway, she got married two days ago. Her two younger brothers sent her directly to Shanghe Village without any dowry.”

“The Old Luo family is too cruel. They’re just selling their daughter!”

Someone carefully glanced at Song Chu and the other two. Seeing that they had no reaction, they couldn’t help but say, “Yeah, and they sold her twice.”

“Tsk tsk, Luo Qiuju is just average-looking, but her ‘secondhand’ price is quite high, even more expensive than an unmarried young woman’s bride price.”

“That man’s family has many children and no wife. He’s buying her to take care of the kids.”

“What a shame!” Everyone was speechless about the Luo family, and even more so about Luo Qiuju.

She abandoned her own husband and children to support her family, and in the end, she was sold off by her family to be someone’s stepmother.

The villagers didn’t have much sympathy for Luo Qiuju’s fate. It was all her own choice, and everyone thought she deserved it.

This matter didn’t cause much of a stir for the Song family.

However, after hearing those rumors, Song Daniu and Song Erwa became even more sensible.

Especially Song Erwa, he no longer just went out to play wildly like before. He would even proactively help with chores.

He was no longer selfish and domineering when it came to food. Under Song Chu’s guidance, he treated Song Daniu much better.

Many times, growth and maturity come at a price, and there’s no way around it.

After the chicken coops at the breeding farm were built, Song Chu had people move the chick incubator over. The machinery factory produced two more and brought them over as well.

Song Chu wanted to get the breeding farm up and running all at once, so she planned out the entire open space. She built separate areas for raising chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, and rabbits, all connected in the end.

The chicken coops were finished, and the rest were still under construction.

A week later, two hundred chicks were hatched.

The ten people recruited for the breeding farm had already started. There were both men and women, all hardworking and capable or with experience in raising chickens.

Song Lao Si had exchanged for a lot of bricks and tiles. Song Chu also had the villagers renovate the oil pressing workshop.

Because it was surrounded by wasteland, after applying to the production brigade, they expanded the courtyard by a circle and built several large workrooms and warehouses.

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After the chicks hatched, Song Chu started organizing the people at the oil pressing workshop to make tofu.

Besides being able to exchange it for goods, the main point was to use the bean dregs to feed the chickens.

Over the past month or so, the elderly people had exchanged for a lot of beans.

Song Chu recruited more elderly people to make tofu.

She also stipulated that they didn’t have to start very early. They could come during the regular work hours, and then ten or so people would work together. It was much easier than the regular fieldwork, and everyone could handle it.

This time, they didn’t select people individually. Any elderly person in the village who could work could sign up. If they weren’t feeling well, they could take a day off and rest at home. They would receive benefits based on the number of days they worked.

For those who couldn’t do heavy labor, the oil pressing workshop and the breeding farm also arranged some light work, although the wages and benefits were much less than others.

But for these people, it was also a form of salvation. They finally didn’t have to be a burden to their families.

This also made Song Chu’s reputation in the village even better. When the elderly people in the village mentioned her, there was almost no one who didn’t praise her.

Now, in Xiaba Village, if anyone said anything bad about Song Chu, they would definitely be criticized.

The elderly people cherished this kind of work very much, and they made a lot of tofu in the morning.

“Chu Chu, what should we do with all this tofu? Should we send it to the city to exchange for things?”

Song Chu smiled and said, “Since today is the first day, let the villagers have a taste first. Each household can exchange tofu with work points. Let’s all be happy together.”

The elderly people were all very happy. “Chu Chu is a good one. She always thinks of the villagers.”

“Then what about tomorrow? We can’t let them exchange with work points again, can we?” The elderly people were more concerned about Song Chu and the workshop.

Song Chu smiled and said, “Starting tomorrow, we can carry the tofu to other villages to exchange for beans and other things. If there’s any left over, I’ll have someone take it to the factories in the city to exchange for goods.”

“That’s good. We’ll make more tofu in the future and exchange it with those big factories.”

“That’s right. If the tofu can’t be stored for long, we can also make more dried tofu skin and dried tofu.”

“I know how to make fermented tofu. Should we make some of that to exchange too?”

While working in the workshop, Song Chu was relatively kind and caring to these elderly people, and she also allowed them to offer suggestions. So everyone started talking at once.

Song Chu’s eyes were full of smiles. “That’s a great idea. Making dried tofu skin, dried tofu, and fermented tofu will make it easier to sell. It will also be more convenient to carry them around to exchange for things.”

“People say that having an elderly person in the family is like having a treasure. Our workshop has all of you, which is truly a treasure. Your suggestions are very good. We’ll adopt all of them.”

Many elderly people were unable to work in the fields or do heavy labor, and they became a burden, even being disliked by their families.

Besides wanting to take care of the elderly, Song Chu didn’t think they were a burden. Although they worked a little slower, they were more patient and meticulous. They also had more experience and could help supervise. She thought it was great.

When the elderly people heard Song Chu’s words, they were even happier and more motivated. They were determined to help her take good care of the workshop and make more soy products to exchange for goods.

During the lunch break, the village loudspeaker announced that villagers who wanted tofu could exchange it with work points at the workshop.

There wasn’t a single household that didn’t want any. It was actually not easy to get tofu nowadays.

Buying tofu in the city required ration tickets, and in the village, no one would make it individually. So they could only eat tofu a few times a year.

Now, hearing that they could exchange tofu for work points at the workshop, everyone excitedly and happily ran to the oil pressing workshop with their basins. It was very lively.

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